Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau


	The State Flower The state flower is the yellow Hibiscus Brackenridgei.

	The State Tree A Polynesian introduced plant species the kukui, better known as the candlenut. The nuts of this tree provided the ancient Hawaiians with light, oil, relishes, and medicine.

	The State Bird The Nene (pronounced "nay-nay") is a land bird and a variety of goose. It has adapted itself to life in the harsh lava country by transforming its webbed feet into a claw-like shape and modifying its wing structure for shorter flights. Hunting and wild animals all but destroyed the species until they were protected by law and a restoration project established in 1949.

	The State Marine Mammal The Humpback Whale, an annual visitor to Hawaiian waters and so designated in 1979. Learn more about humpback whales.

	The State Fish The Humuhumunukunukuapuaa (pronounced "humuhumunukunukuapuaa") is a Hawaiian Triggerfish, so named because of its triggerlike dorsal fins.